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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5378
To extend the death gratuity and casualty assistance to survivors of certain
deceased graduates of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. HOYER, and Mr. BACON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
A BILL
To extend the death gratuity and casualty assistance to
survivors of certain deceased graduates of the Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second Lieutenant
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Richard W. Collins III Memorial Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEATH GRATUITY FOR ROTC GRADUATES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1475(a)(4) of title 10,
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United States Code, is amended by adding ‘‘; or a grad-
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uate of a reserve officers’ training corps who received a
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commission but has yet to receive a first duty assignment;
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or’’ at the end.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment under sub-
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section (a) applies to deaths on or after the date of the
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enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 3. CASUALTY ASSISTANCE FOR ROTC GRADUATES.
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Section 633 of the National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (10 U.S.C. 1475 note) is amend-
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ed by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(c) ROTC GRADUATES.—
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‘‘(1) TREATED AS MEMBERS.—For purposes of
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this section, a graduate of a reserve officers’ train-
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ing corps who receives a commission and who dies
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before receiving a first duty assignment shall be
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treated as a member of the Armed Forces who dies
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while on active duty.
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‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This subsection ap-
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plies to deaths on or after the date of the enactment
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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
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Year 2020.’’.
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